Wien: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 73 pages followed by 20 plates and 12 pages of advertisements. Discussion of three 18th century bibliophiles, Prinz Eugen von Savoyen, Georg Wilhelm von Hobendorf, and Antonio Folch de Cardona. Exhibition of 152 books out of their libraries. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 save 20% $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 38404
Katalog der Ausstellung aus Anlaß des 25jährigen Dienstjubiläums des Generaldirektors Univ.-Prof. Dr. Josef Bick
Wien: H. Bauer-Verlag, 1948. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), xiii, (iv), 126 pages followed by plates. Katalog der Ausstellung aus Anlaß des 25jährigen Dienstjubiläums des Generaldirektors Univ.-Prof. Dr. Josef Bick. The exterior of this copy is moderately soiled and shows minor wear. The lower fore-edge corner of the front wrapper has been folded, and the stiff paper is cracked on the inner surface. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference... READ MORE
Price: $15.00 save 20% $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 91249
Philadelphia, PA and Dover, DE: The Library Company of Philadelphia and the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art, 1999. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 46, (2) pages. Catalogue entries by Milo M. Naeve, introduction by John C. Van Horne. Table of contents, introduction, descriptive information about each catalogue entry. Color illustrations on covers, black and white illustrations throughout text. READ MORE
Price: $10.00 save 20% $8.00 other currencies Order nr. 128624
Paris: Association Internationale de Bibliophile, 1991. small 8vo. cloth-covered slipcase, 11 stiff covered wrappers, paper covered folder. Guidebook from the International Conference of the AIB, held in Torino, Italy. Includes eleven pamphlets recording the events, activities and agenda of the conference. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 save 20% $28.00 other currencies Order nr. 70652
8 (of 11) volumes.
London: Sotheby & Co. 1965-1989. small 4to. paper-covered boards. 8 (of 11) volumes. Lacking parts 9, 10, 11. Includes Abbey's bindings and illuminated manuscripts. READ MORE
Price: $251.00 save 20% $200.80 other currencies Order nr. 60844
Forest Park, IL: Acorn Press, (1962). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, front wrapper gilt-stamped. (vi), 29, (3) pages. Limited to 350 copies. Type faces available at the Acorn Press. Foreword and explanation. Indexed. Wrappers faded. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 save 20% $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 114780
Richmond, VA: ad lib Press, 1990. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Reprint of the 1787 printing that occured in the American Musuem. Limited to 155 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. An article discussing American type faces and American type. Silver, in his THE AMERICAN PRINTER, p.146, says "In an essay printed in 1787 ... (Hopkinson) proposed an improvement in the art of printing, so as to make it expressive not only... READ MORE
Price: $45.00 save 20% $36.00 other currencies Order nr. 105321
Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1976. 8vo. paper wrappers, mailing envelope. 27 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 325 numbered and signed copies. Tanner and Alstrom 34. This is a commonplace book of typographic exercises interspersed with notes on printing, typography and the private press. READ MORE
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Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1979. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. pp.29-60. Printed in an edition limited to 325 numbered copies. Tanner and Alstrom 37. A continuation of the work presented as Typographia 1. This copy is signed by the private press owner, Leonard Bahr. This is a commonplace book of typographic exercises interspersed with notes on printing, typography and the private press. Signed by Bahr next to limitation statement. READ MORE
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Paris, France: École des Chartes, 2001. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 537, (7) pages. Text in French. No. 60 in the Mémoires et Documents de L'École des Chartes series. Preface by Daniel Roche, acknowledgments, list of abbreviations, introduction, list of manuscript sources, bibliography, index, table of contents. A study of Adamoli (1707-1769), one of the great bibliophiles and book collectors of the French Enlightenment. 21 black and white plates. READ MORE
Price: $65.00 save 20% $52.00 other currencies Order nr. 128369
Cambridge: Cambridge University Library, 1902. small 8vo. cloth-backed paper covered boards. (vi), 203 pages. With a one page introduction by "F.J." (Francis Jenkinson). Very scarce. READ MORE
Price: $125.00 save 20% $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 114996
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1925. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (vi), 32 pages. First edition, limited to 200 copies bound thus out of an edition of 1000. An essay about the collection in the library and collecting in general. Spine detached and loosely inserted in book. Hinges broken, READ MORE
Price: $10.00 save 20% $8.00 other currencies Order nr. 119536
Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr College Library, 1976. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Introduction by Adelman followed by descriptions of some of the collections of this book-collector. Presentation from Seymour Adelman on half-title. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 save 20% $16.00 other currencies Order nr. 12947
N.P. (Sutter House, 1979). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Presentation from Adelman on title page. Two cards loosely inserted announcing a celebration in honor of Seymour Adelman. A memorial for Francis Lewis Randolph, a young book collector. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 save 20% $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 124525
Lititz: Sutter House, 1977. 8vo. cloth. xii, 210, (2) pages. First edition. An excellent series of well written essays by the well known bookcollector, Seymour Adelman. Limited to 650 copies. Presentation on verso of free endpaper "For Father Monihan, with warm regards and best wishes from Seymour." READ MORE
Price: $40.00 save 20% $32.00 other currencies Order nr. 6851
Lititz: Sutter House, 1977. 8vo. cloth. xii, 210, (2) pages. First edition. An excellent series of well written essays by the well known bookcollector, Seymour Adelman. Limited to 650 copies. Signed by the author on the half-title. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 save 20% $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115518
Vol.1, No.1-4
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1960. 10.1 x 8.5 cm. stiff paper wrappers. 16, 16, 16, 16 pages. Vol.1, No.1-4. Vol. 1 only of this periodical, comprising Nos. 1-4. Contains bibliographies of miniature books, articles on specific titles and authors and other information. With three miniature issues of Life magazine inserted in No. 4. READ MORE
Price: $175.00 save 20% $140.00 other currencies Order nr. 118825
New York: Putnam's, (2000). 8vo. quarter cloth, dust jacket. xvii, (iii), 536 pages. First printing of this completely revised handbook of estimated market values for first printings of first books, updated and expanded to include the works of more than 6000 authors, and discussions on the impact of the internet on book collecting. With chapters on what to collect, book collecting, sources for books, knowledgeable buying, etc. READ MORE
Price: $45.00 save 20% $36.00 other currencies Order nr. 64811
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (2001). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. viii, (iv), 788 pages. Revised edition of the 1998 price handbook with up-to-date values for more than 20,000 first and important collected editions. The largest and most comprehensive single-volume guide to current market values of collectible books in the United States,Collected Books is used by most book dealers and serious collectors in the country. It explains how to identify first editions... READ MORE
Price: $75.00 save 20% $60.00 other currencies Order nr. 64781
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1989). 8vo. two tone paper over boards, dust jacket. 320 pages. First edition. A good guide which will prove of value to the novice and professional alike. Covers what to collect, sources for books, pricing variances, authors most often requested, first books, etc. Review copy with review slip loosely inserted. READ MORE
Price: $5.00 save 20% $4.00 other currencies Order nr. 26094
Avec l'indication de leur valeur dans le commerce, par un Ancien Libraire
Paris: Aide-Mémoire du Libraire et de l'Amateur de Livres, 1906. large 8vo. cloth. (iv), 443(+1) pages. Avec l'indication de leur valeur dans le commerce, par un Ancien Libraire. Handbook with prices for antiquarian book sellers and collectors. The cloth of this copy has split at the joints. The upper portion of the spine has pulled away from the book block. Someone has attempted to repair the front joint with clear tape. The cover also has... READ MORE
Price: $35.00 save 20% $28.00 other currencies Order nr. 90593
21 volumes.
Moscow: n.p. 1975-1993. 8vo. cloth. 21 volumes. Twenty-one of the twenty-eight volumes published to-date in this periodical devoted to book collecting, printing, miniature books, bookplates, publishing, and bookselling. Illustrated. The former owner of this set knows of no complete sets in the West. Includes the following volumes: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11-13, 15-20, 22-28. READ MORE
Price: $650.00 save 20% $520.00 other currencies Order nr. 39558
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 6.7 x 9.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 312 pages. The Greek Editions of Aldus Manutius and his Greek Collaborators was first published in Greek in 2015, in order to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of the Venetian printer. A succinct introduction on the pioneers of Renaissance humanism in Crete is followed by a thorough presentation of the graphic aspect of Aldus's Greek editions, that is, initials... READ MORE
Price: $65.00 save 20% $52.00 other currencies Order nr. 127162
New York: The Bradford Club, 1864. large 8vo. unbound, top edge gilt. Frontispiece; (ii), 39 pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies. A private printing by the Bradford Club of New York commemorating the life and death, and the sale of the library of the book collector John Allan (1777-1863). Allan specialized in works of R. Burns and Dibdin, American history, and extra-illustrated works. The 1860 work, Private Libraries of New York, by James Wynne mentions... READ MORE
Price: $150.00 save 20% $120.00 other currencies Order nr. 128318
London: Philip Allan & Co. (1922). tall 8vo. half-cloth over boards. xii, 275 pages. Second edition, revised, limited to 500 copies. The second edition contains new information and three new illustrations. Has two chapters on the care of books. Well preserved copy. READ MORE
Price: $45.00 save 20% $36.00 other currencies Order nr. 1908
